Sheffield: 97 books

Short, light-hearted poem.Four Scots look up at the night sky and contemplate life and the universe.

The comet Nefarious is on a collision course with Earth. Apparently. And the US is scrambling to stop it.But Tamas, a seasoned journalist in the Eastern world, discovers that there may be an ulterior motive for putting a huge arsenal of weapons into space.His information suggests that...

This is the tenth edition of a classic work on child development by Ronald Illingworth (1909-1990), the renowned English paediatrician who was Professor of Child Health at the University of Sheffield. This book was first published in 1960, and Professor Illingworth revised it frequently. It was translated...

What does it mean to really live? Or not?   Set in eastern, upstate New York, Helen Keller Really Lived features a fortyish former barfly and grifter who must make a living in the wake of her wealthy husband’s death, and who finds work in a clinic helping women seeking reproductive assistance....

During the Second World War, Indigenous people in the United States, Australia, New Zealand and Canada mobilised en masse to support the war effort, despite withstanding centuries of colonialism. Their roles ranged from ordinary soldiers fighting on distant shores, to soldiers capturing Japanese prisoners...

Someone…or something…is on a killing spree in wolf-shifter country. Two Alphas, opposites in every way, are guaranteed to love, to fight, and to die. Hamilton Fairchild—earthy, powerful in his own right—has zero cravings to follow his Alpha father’s footsteps or deal with pack politics....

The good, the bad, and the wicked walk hand in hand traversing the path to a rendezvous with destiny. Louisiana Beta wolf-shifter Matthew Nicholson failed to convince his chosen mate, Raleigh Gaudet, to accept their fates and seal their souls as one. Years later, mere weeks before Matt marries his...

Becoming a Major League ballplayer for Dwight and me, that was the dream. Dwight is Dwight Gooden. Most people know him for winning the Cy Young Award. To me, though, he’s family, an uncle, but at four years older, really a brother. I can still remember those games of catch with Dwight in...

On 1 July 1916, after a stupendous seven-day artillery preparation, the British Army finally launched its attack on the German line around the River Somme. Over the next four and half months they continued to attack, with little or no gain, and with horrendous losses to both sides. This book,...

This edited volume describes various analytic methods used by intelligence analysts supporting military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan as members of the Iraq and Afghan Threat Finance Cells—interagency intelligence teams tasked to disrupt terrorist and insurgent funding. All contributors have...

1984 - and it's an important time for the children of Ragley-on-the Forest school... Their school choir is to sing a carol in a church in York, and is actually going to be on television! Helping to keep his excited children, not to mention their parents, under control during these momentous events...

It's 1980: recession and unemployment have hit Britain, a royal wedding is on the way, and the whole country is wondering Who Shot JR? As Jack returns for his fourth year at Ragley-on-the Forest School, there's a definite chill in the air. Village schools are being closed down all over the...

I Love You grandma... I Love You Too is a book about a grandmother who expresses her love for her grandchildren and suddenly she takes a look back and reminisce about her Grandma Rachel who gave her quality time and unselfish love to help raise her as a child. A beautiful tribute to grandmothers everywhere.

Take a train to Southern California, and you'll pass through Colton. Once the home of Gabrielino and Serrano Indians, Colton is now known as the "Hub City," the only place in the United States where the Union Pacific and the Burlington, Northern & Santa Fe railroads cross. Westward-bound rail passengers...